Hugh Cornwell

Acting

Hugh Cornwell

Born

1949-08-28 (77)

Place of birth

Tufnell Park, London, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

33 titles

Hugh Alan Cornwell (born 28 August 1949) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and writer, best known for being the lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the punk rock and new wave band the Stranglers from 1974 to 1990. Since leaving the Stranglers, Cornwell has recorded a further ten solo studio albums and continues to record and perform live. Cornwell grew up in Tufnell Park and Kentish Town and attended William Ellis School in Highgate, where he played bass in a band with Richard Thompson, later a member of folk rock band Fairport Convention. In the late 1960s, after earning a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Bristol, he embarked on post-graduate research at Lu…

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 4 titles

My View: Clem Burke poster
8.0

An access all areas documentary with Clem Burke, a look back at 40 years on the road and performing with one of the worlds most iconic bands. Clem Burke is the drummer behind multi-platinum selling band BLONDIE. His signature beats have brought millions to the dance floor and his unique approach to playing has seen him accompany an endless list of artists from Bob Dylan to The Eurythmics. We follow Clem on the road, playing as hard as ever in this access all areas documentary. Feel the energy behind the kit as Clem plays with Blondie at Hyde park to 80,000 people and witness his tireless work ethic at The Cavern Club for Beatles week, where he plays 5 gigs in 24 hrs. Exclusive interviews from Dave Stewart, Chris Stein, Hugh Cornwall, Glen Matlock, Bob Gruen and many more put the spotlight on one of rock 'n' rolls most enigmatic unsung heroes - Clem Burke the Doctor of Rock.

My View: Clem Burke

2019

The Stranglers: Death + Night + Blood poster
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A completed 2019 British music documentary about The Stranglers. It was publicly premiered once, but still unreleased because of unresolved permissions, music-rights and financial negotiations. it has never received a normal commercial, DVD or streaming release.

The Stranglers: Death + Night + Blood

2019

The Stranglers: Never To Look Back - The Video Collection 1983-2012 poster
NR

Featuring twenty-two music videos from 1983 - 2012

The Stranglers: Never To Look Back - The Video Collection 1983-2012

2012

Hugh Cornwell: Anthology - Aberdeen Acoustic poster
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Recorded at The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen in December 2013, and features a song from every Stranglers studio album up to 1990 and a song from every Hugh Cornwell studio album.

Hugh Cornwell: Anthology - Aberdeen Acoustic

2015

2000s · 4 titles

1980s · 12 titles

Eat the Rich poster
6.2

Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.

Eat the Rich

1987

Lucky Sunil poster
7.0

Young, handsome and alone in London at the start of a great career. But will Sunil's luck hold out against the seductions of pretty girls, the wiles of con-men and a hundred temptations of the great city?

Lucky Sunil

1988

The Bleeding Star poster
NR

An Englishman arrives in a remote French town near the coast to collect his broken-down car. What he sees there will change his life forever.

The Bleeding Star

1987

No Nukes! muziekfestival poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

No Nukes! muziekfestival

1982

The Stranglers - Live in Madrid poster
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The Stranglers’ live performance in Madrid on 18 November 1986, recorded at Estación de Perpignan during their Dreamtime Tour.

The Stranglers - Live in Madrid

1986

Stranglers in the Night poster
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The French TV series Les Enfants du Rock produced a documentary on The Stranglers during the release of their eighth studio album, Aural Sculpture. Being a French production, the film leans heavily on Jean-Jacques Burnel, featuring moments such as him performing “Euroman” from his solo career, teaching a karate class, and even strolling the streets in drag. The documentary captures a unique and engaging portrait of the band: Jet Black delivers reflective monologues straight to camera, Hugh Cornwell is interviewed mid-workout, Dave Greenfield demonstrates how he can program his keyboard to “answer” interview questions, and the band is even shown selling their own Strangled magazine on a street corner. Songs performed are Punch and Judy, Aural Sculpture Manifesto, London Lady, Midnight Summer Dream, Euroman (JJ Solo), Strange, Little Girl, Uptown and Paradise

Stranglers in the Night

1985

One for My Baby poster
NR

A BAFTA award nominated drama.

One for My Baby

1985

The Stranglers - Feline European Tour - Live in Hamburg poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Stranglers - Feline European Tour - Live in Hamburg

1983

The Stranglers - The Video Collection 1977-1982 poster
6.0

A compilation of promos from The Stranglers, chronicling the five year period in which their sleazy pub rock launched them to worldwide success, culminating in their biggest hit 'Golden Brown'.

The Stranglers - The Video Collection 1977-1982

1984

The Colour Black poster
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A documentary made for BBC West in 1982, written and presented by Hugh Cornwell and Jet Black of The Stranglers. It focuses on the colour black and includes the Meninblack phenomenon and some Stranglers of course.

The Colour Black

1982

The Stranglers: Screentime poster
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The Stranglers first ever VHS with music videos for European Female, Midnight Summer Dream, All Roads Lead to Rome, Skin Deep, No Mercy, Nice in Nice and Always the Sun.

The Stranglers: Screentime

1986

Rockstage: The Stranglers poster
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The Stranglers in concert at the Royal Theatre, Nottingham and broadcast via the ITV network

Rockstage: The Stranglers

1981

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